Jack Purcher / Patently Apple:
Apple introduces us to the Wild World of Coded Magnets — Once in a while we're treated to new Apple invention that virtually contains a new self-contained world of possibilities and vocabulary to enrich it. It comes out of the blue and feeds our need for meaty new technology brimming with potential.
There’s word blasting through the tech world today that Facebook is readying an S-1 filing for its IPO next week. With a valuation expected to be as high as $100...
During an interview with The Telegraph, former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates disclosed that he had written a letter to Steve Jobs as he was dying. Apparently the letter meant quite...
Diane Bartz / Reuters:
U.S. government invalidates potent Rambus patent — (Reuters) - The last of three patents that tech licensing company Rambus (RMBS.O) used to win infringement lawsuits against Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ.N) and others has been declared invalid, according to legal documents.
Bill Gates revealed the details of an intimate letter this week that he sent to Steve Jobs shortly before the Apple co-founder passed away in October. In an interview with The Telegraph, Gates says he learned of Jobs' medical condition and wrote him a letter, one that Jobs later kept by his bed. "I told Steve about how he should feel great about what he had...
In 2007, comedian and actor Rob Corddry left his full-time gig as the funniest correspondent to grace The Daily Show, uprooted his family and dragged them out to Los Angles,...
The Wi-Fi Alliance, the keepers of the Wi-Fi brand, have come out swinging against the characterization of white spaces broadband as Super Wi-Fi. The Alliance issued a press release Friday saying it likes the tech, but the name will lead to "substantial user confusion."
With exactly one year having passed since the uprising in Egypt began, unseating former president Hosny Mubarak, the streets of Cairo, and beyond, have seen a renewal of the movement’s...
Lauren Tara LaCapra / Reuters:
In Facebook IPO, bankers seek prestige over fees — (Reuters) - Facebook's initial public offering is likely to set a new standard for how low investment banks are willing to go on advisory fees to win big business. — The world's largest online social network is expected to tap public markets...
The work designers go through to create the perfect site in Photoshop / Fireworks / Pixelmator is tough enough. If the entire process is a breeze for you, you probably...
Yesterday's announcement that Twitter would be selectively censoring tweets based on country was not well-received. But part of that announcement was the assurance that the process would at least be transparent. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.
They also mentioned that they were working with Chilling Effects to make notices and orders sent to...
The most controversial measures of concern to Internet users in the final version of the international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) for most Internet users are 1) that signing governments pledge to allow copyright holders a way to request, under court warrant, personal information about a suspected infringer from that person's ISP; 2) that mean...
Y Combinator has just announced the newest partner to join the prestigious firm: Geoff Ralston. Ralston's previous credentials include founding Four11, which was acquired by Yahoo back in 1997 for $96 million and served as the foundation for Yahoo Mail. Ralston spent eight years at Yahoo, eventually becoming Yahoo's Chief Product Officer. Several years after...
Peter Farago / Flurry Blog:
Amazon Lights the Android World on Fire — In just two years, tablet computing has gained unprecedented traction. According to research firm Strategy Analytics, global tablet shipment more than doubled during the last three months of 2011, rising to 26.8 units, up from 10.7 million a year earlier.
The second-most important thing about social media is talking to people. The most important thing is to know whom you're talking to. We can't have a conversation about "authenticity" or "realness" or any other airy social media concept until we understand that there are people listening on the other side of that megaphone, and that's very nice of them to do....
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